1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
1.2 Solubility
Not Available
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1.3 Durability
Not Available
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1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Fibrous
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
1.6 Cleavage
[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [011] Distinct
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
Not Available
CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references